Thought you would all like to see my recent fold forming ideas...
this is all pretty new to me ~
have only attempted it a handful of times.
All in all I'm very pleased with the outcome!
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| Starting with 22g Bronze sheet metal |
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| Cut, anneal and fold |
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| Unfold and texture |
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| Pickle and form on bracelet mandrel |
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| Oxidize |
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| Brush with steel wool and buff |
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| Patina can be added for even more visual effects |
Hope you had fun! I'll be adding Bronze bracelet blanks to my store soon!
15 comments:
Awesome visual display of how you made those cuffs! Love the patina on the last cuff you showed!
Amazing. Love this.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing the technique.
These are awesome! I want to try to make these... Could be a very interesting experiment!
Thanks for sharing the process...love that patina of the last cuff too! Beautiful cuffs!
Hi Melinda,
Thank you for sharing those are beautiful!
Therese
You make it look so easy!!!!!!
Really nice to see in each stage! I've been wondering how those were made!
This is a great post!
Love, Love, Love!! wonderful texture. We are exploring forging and fold forming when we begin our second year of the degree in September, I can hardly wait.
Hi Melinda - Have only recently found your blog (via pinterest) and love so many of your designs & your videos. Very clear and helpful. Re. this blog post, if you are able to respond, what do you mean on the second step - to anneal the bronze?. I'm confused between oxidising and annealing....would really appreciate it if you could briefly clarify.
Thanks
Very nice! I am going to try these. The patina is so cool! What kind of cutters do you use on the sheet to cut up into long strips?
Thanks, Chandra
Oxidizing is adding the black patina or color. Annealing is heating the piece with a torch. Heating or annealing softens the metal so that it can be folded.
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